Question 1

What is the PMO Maturity Assessment?

Accepted Answer

A 15-question self-assessment across five PMO dimensions — Process, Tooling, Governance, Risk, and Reporting. You answer on a 5-point scale, and we score your PMO from 0-100 and map you to one of five tiers: Ad-hoc, Repeatable, Defined, Managed, or Optimized. Takes about 5 minutes.

Question 2

Is the assessment actually free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Take it, see your results inline, download the PDF for free. No credit card, no trial. We ask for your email only for the PDF delivery and occasional product updates tied to the 2026 Microsoft Project Online retirement — unsubscribe any time.

Question 3

How are the questions scored?

Accepted Answer

Each question uses a 5-point Likert scale (Never / Rarely / Sometimes / Often / Always). Per-category score = the average of its 3 questions, rescaled to 0-100. Overall score = mean of the five category scores. Tiers are then mapped in 20-point bands: 0-20 Ad-hoc, 21-40 Repeatable, 41-60 Defined, 61-80 Managed, 81-100 Optimized.

Question 4

Where do the recommendations come from?

Accepted Answer

A static catalog of 30 recommendations — six per category — curated by the Onplana team from common PMO maturity patterns. Each recommendation is tagged with the maturity tier it helps lift you out of, so a team at "Ad-hoc" gets foundational moves (charter templates, stage gates) and a team at "Managed" gets refinements (cross-project risk themes, variance explanations).

Question 5

What does the industry benchmark compare against?

Accepted Answer

Onplana-internal research benchmarks drawn from Schedule Health Check + Migration Preview data plus publicly reported PMO-maturity surveys. They're directional reference points, not a certified benchmark — PMOs in your industry may sit materially higher or lower. Use them as a conversation starter, not a scoreboard.

Question 6

What happens to my responses?

Accepted Answer

We store your responses + derived scores + recommendation IDs for 90 days, associated with a random assessment ID. If you enter your email to unlock the PDF, we also store your email (AES-256-GCM encrypted) for report delivery. Nothing is shared with third parties or used for training.

Question 7

Can my team each take the assessment?

Accepted Answer

Yes — have each PM take it individually, then compare tier results. Diverging scores across the same team signal that people experience the PMO differently, which is itself a useful diagnostic. A shared team scorecard is on our roadmap for a future release.

Question 8

What should I do with the PDF?

Accepted Answer

Use the "Recommended next steps" section as a 90-day plan: pick two or three recommendations, assign owners, set dates. Re-take the assessment in 90 days to measure progress — an integer tier jump per quarter is a reasonable pace for actively-improving PMOs.

Question 9

Are there any usage limits?

Accepted Answer

Yes — to keep these tools free and fast for everyone, we apply reasonable limits: up to 5 uploads per day, and up to 10 email unlocks per email per day. Limits reset on a rolling 24-hour window. If you hit a limit, we'll tell you when you can retry. For higher-volume needs, email support@onplana.com.

PMO Maturity Assessment

What you get

Five PMO dimensions

Maturity tier mapping

Industry benchmark

Targeted recommendations

How it works

Answer 15 questions

See results inline

Unlock the PDF

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